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## James Bond


* ![2017 Toronto International Film Festival - "The Mountain Between Us" Premiere - Arrivals](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6d200ec162474e6/6988f8f9bc6cfc71bf3e4b98/idris-elba.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 22, 2018  
## [Idris Elba Wants to See a Female James Bond: "Why Not?"](https://time.com/5112881/idris-elba-woman-bond/)  
by Raisa Bruner
* ![Roger Moore as James Bond from the movie Live and Let Die, 1973.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e6d319fb1f23dee/6988ce748fd2ee26803572db/roger-moore-live-or-let-die-1973.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 23, 2017  
## [How Roger Moore Became James Bond](https://time.com/4790346/roger-moore-history-james-bond/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)  
by Lily Rothman
* ![New "Casino Royale" James Bond Is Unveiled](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte178a1828c70b4de/6988abf1196cf4643503dbbf/gettyimages-55920525.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 28, 2016  
## [James Bond Would Not Make A Good Spy, Says Head of MI6](https://time.com/4548694/james-bond-too-unethical-for-mi6/)  
by Dominique Rowe
* ![Actor Daniel Craig speaks onstage during The New Yorker Festival 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt690553af23f3a801/6988a9638e060119d9467cb3/daniel-craig.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 10, 2016  
## [Daniel Craig Just Can't Quit Bond: 'I Would Miss It Terribly'](https://time.com/4525501/daniel-craig-james-bond-return/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Megan McCluskey
* ![Idris Elba poses in the Winners room at the House Of Fraser British Academy Television Awards 2016 at the Royal Festival Hall on May 8, 2016 in London, England.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1f71dccaf35bf8a/69889edbfb4eac3d5b88e686/idris-elba-james-bond.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 22, 2016  
## [Please Stop Asking Idris Elba About Playing James Bond](https://time.com/4419222/idris-elba-not-playing-james-bond-rumors/)  
by Megan McCluskey  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
May 24, 2016  
## [The Internet Really Wants Gillian Anderson to Be the First Female James Bond](https://time.com/4346230/female-james-bond-gillian-anderson/)  
by Cady Lang
* ![Bond 24 - Photocall](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4dae699b7713a7cd/69887e47a988ca93b86b6a80/gettyimages-459923768.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 19, 2016  
## [James Bond's Aston Martin Sells for $3.5 Million](https://time.com/4230267/aston-martin-db10-spectre-charity/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Nash Jenkins
* ![Daniel Craig;Monica Bellucci](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99029c54d6bffe54/69887206524fc083dfdf592e/spectre-b24_06424_jo_r_rgb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 19, 2015  
## [India Censors James Bond's Kissing Scenes in _Spectre_](https://time.com/4121090/india-censors-james-bonds-kissing-scenes-in-spectre/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Entertainment Weekly
* ![Pierce Brosnan attends the USC Norris Cancer Center Gala on Oct. 10, 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f807381cf844221/6988719ce20a876598a8e46d/pierce-brosnan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 17, 2015  
## [Pierce Brosnan on _Spectre_: 'Too Long' and 'Story Was Kind of Weak'](https://time.com/4117366/pierce-brosnan-spectre-james-bond/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Entertainment Weekly
* ![Spectre.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb8982bd4a5c9921/69886fa10a4a222fba9c6e67/spectre_m89bui.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 10, 2015  
## [_Spectre_ Sets the World Record for Biggest Film Stunt Explosion](https://time.com/4107254/spectre-world-record-explosion/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Entertainment Weekly  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Nov 7, 2015  
## [See Every James Bond Gadget in One Mind-Blowing Video](https://time.com/4103864/james-bond-gadgets-video/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Denver Nicks
* ![Daniel Craig and Léa Seydoux in Spectre.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a1dbda211340859/69886ff75f570f5b33b1e351/screen-shot-2015-11-06-at-3-39-27-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 6, 2015  
## [_Spectre_ Fails to Create a Powerful Bond Girl](https://time.com/4102716/spectre-fails-to-create-a-powerful-bond-girl/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Eliana Dockterman
* ![Angelina Jolie attends the EE British Academy Film Awards in London on Feb. 16, 2014.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdff089ba7be646ac/69885315e20a879cd7a8bb10/469741605-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 6, 2015  
## [See Who TIME Readers Chose To Be the Next James Bond](https://time.com/4102108/james-bond-poll-results/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Chris Wilson
* ![Dr. No](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta795e80f7f756325/69886edcf887dca90fe9316f/dr-no.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 6, 2015  
## [Read Every Single TIME Review of the James Bond Movies](https://time.com/4093419/reviews-james-bond-movies/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)  
by Lily Rothman
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Nov 5, 2015  
## [Watch Daniel Craig and Stephen Colbert Solve a Major _Bond_ Plot Hole](https://time.com/4101383/colbert-craig-bond-skit/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Entertainment Weekly

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